Men's Tennis #1 Ranking Quiz
Posted August 02, 2008 on
Mark's Blog:
When the new rankings come out on August 18, Rafael Nadal will be the top-ranked men's player for the first time in his career. Prior to Nadal, 23 different men have held the #1 spot since the rankings began in 1973. They are listed below, ordered by the number of total weeks they spent at #1. How many can you name?
Average Score: 13.0 (57%)
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| 1 |
Pete Sampras |
286 |
| 2 |
Ivan Lendl |
270 |
| 3 |
Jimmy Connors |
268 |
| 4 |
Roger Federer |
235 |
| 5 |
John McEnroe |
170 |
| 6 |
Bjorn Borg |
109 |
| 7 |
Andre Agassi |
101 |
| 8 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
80 |
| 9 |
Stefan Edberg |
72 |
| 10 |
Jim Courier |
58 |
| 11 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
43 |
| 12 |
Ilie Nastase |
40 |
| 13 |
Mats Wilander |
20 |
| 14 |
Andy Roddick |
13 |
| 15 |
Boris Becker |
12 |
| 16 |
Marat Safin |
9 |
| 17 |
John Newcombe |
8 |
| 18 |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
8 |
| 19 |
Thomas Muster |
6 |
| 20 |
Marcelo Rios |
6 |
| 21 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6 |
| 22 |
Carlos Moya |
2 |
| 23 |
Patrick Rafter |
1 |
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I missed Hewitt, Natase, Wilander, Newcombe, Ferrero, and Moya.
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